Service difficulty report · Cabin Pressure · Airbus A320232

Difficulty date
September 1, 2021
Submitted
September 1, 2021
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N426UA
Make and model
Airbus A320232
Aircraft serial
510
Aircraft time
85,332 hours, 33,453 cycles
Part
Cabin Pressure
Condition
Pressure Loss
Location
Cabin
Stage of operation
DE
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
J
Precautionary procedure
B

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

EMERGENCY LANDING- CABIN PRESSURIZATION RUNAWAY. ON DECENT FROM FL390...AROUND FL360 CREW NOTICED CABIN PRESSUIZATION FLUCTION 3000-5000. CABIN PRESSURIZATION SWITCH WAS IN AUTO THE ENTIRE TIME THEY WERE DECENDING, QRH DID NOT SAY SWITCH TO MANUAL SO THEY DID NOT. CREW REPORTS ALL VALVES WERE WIDE OPEN INCLUDING THE SAFETY VALVE. REPORTED CABIN PRESSURE ROSE TO 15,500, THEY RECIEVED THE ECAM WARNING AND DIVED DOWN TO STABILIZE CABIN. AT THIS TIME THE CABIN MASK DROPPED FOR PASSENGERS. ACCOMPLISHED VISUAL EXTERIOR INSPECTION FROM GROUND OF OUTFLOW VALVE. NO CURRENT DEFECTS NOTED. STARTED WORKING AMM 05-51-93-200-001-C-1, INSPECTION AFTER DEPRESSURIZATION EVENT, ACP''D STEPS: 4A, 4B1,B3,B4. COULD NOT ACP STEP 4B2 NOT ABLE TO OVERCOME SPRING PRESS ON SAFETY VALVES , REF AMM 21-31-00-710-006. O2 GENERATORS WERE REMOVED ON LOG PAGE 6965068 GAINED ACCESS TO SAFETY VALVES THROUGH AFT GALLEY AND ACCOMPLISHED STEP 4.B(2) OF POST DEPRESSURIZATION CHECK AMM 05-51-93-200-001-C-1. BOTH VALVES OPS CHECK GOOD.

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